ORD-2009-055 - Debt Issuance Costs and Transfers Capital Project Ordinance

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Laura Blackmon pointed out that there was a lot of confusion during the conversion to MUNIS. The project ordinances should be closed out when the projects are completed, and this has not been happening in a timely manner. Commissioner Jacobs asked what percentage of the 2001 bond money had not been spent. Gary Humphreys said that the only thing left is what was authorized for the alternative financing which was substituted for the bond money. More than 90% of it has been spent. The majority of what is left is in Lands Legacy and Parks and Recreation. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is not in favor of spending bond money just for the sake of saying that it was spent. Most of it has been committed. He is tired of this conversation. Also, regarding the $600,000 for the Soccer Superfund, the Board has asked the Manager to meet with Chapel Hill and Carrboro and figure out a plan for spending that money. Laura Blackmon said that she could report back on this in June. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the School Capital Reserve Fund and said that the reason it was spent was because Governor Easley took more than $2 million from the County. during the budget process and there was money that could be .reassigned. He said that if this was replenished, he does not think that the Board of County Commissioners was aware of it, and if it is something else, he would like to know what it is. Also, the Board appropriated money from the Commissioners' Contingency toward paying for a position earlier, and he asked for the minutes from last year's budget, and then $25,000 was put in the Commissioners' Contingency for the Attorney search. This money should not have been in the Commissioners' Contingency, yet there was still $40,000 in the Commissioners' Contingency, which was only $40,000 to begin with. He said that something is not tracking. Chair Foushee said that it would seem that an appropriate motion would be to approve the capital project ordinance amendments that are included in the packet: - Pathways Elementary -Orange County Schools Capital Project Ordinance' - Playground Protective Services - OCS Capital Project Ordinance - Smith Middle School Campus -CHCCS Capital Project Ordinance - Indoor Air Quality -CHCCS Capital Project Ordinance - Central Recreation Repairs -Capital Project Ordinance - Homestead Community Center Capital Project Ordinance - Soccer Superfund Capital Project Ordinance - West Ten Soccer Complex Capital Project Ordinance - Twin Creeks Park Capital Project Ordinance - Greenways Development Capital Project Ordinance - Homestead Aquatic Center Capital Project Ordinance - Lands Legacy Capital Project Ordinance - Northern Human Services Center Park Capital Project Ordinance - Southern Community Park Capital Project Ordinance - Bolin Creek Greenway Capital Project Ordinance - Equipment and Vehicles Capital Project Ordinance - Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance - Debt Issuance Costs/Transfers Capital Project Ordinance A motion as made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Chair Foushee to accept the ordinance amendments as stated above as long as there is no direct cost back to the General Fund or Fund Balance. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he will vote for this, but he would still like to see some samples of what these look like after adopted. The Board agreed.